"Hashknife"--Philanthropist
By Tuttle, W. C.
Drifting into Badger City with empty pockets and loaded reputations, Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens find themselves mistaken for hired detectives, wanted outlaws, and dangerous troublemakers all at once. In a range country plagued by vanishing cattle, crooked officials, and old grievances, the pair’s dry wit and quick guns draw them into a mystery no honest cowman seems able to solve. Blending frontier humor, hardboiled Western action, and a sharp eye for rough justice, “Hashknife—Philanthropist” follows two reluctant do-gooders through a town where generosity can be as risky as gunplay.
Publisher: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine)
First published: 1920